Referee Decision Making on Fouls and Misconduct

Four Decisions What is the Call? What is the Action? What is the Restart? Where is the Restart?

What is the Call? Neither Foul nor Misconduct (Trifling) Foul Foul and Misconduct

What is the Action? Nothing/Trifling Free Kick or Penalty Kick Advantage Caution Sending Off

What is the Restart? Goal Kick Kick Off Corner Kick Throw In Penalty Kick Direct or Indirect Free Kick Dropped ball

Where is the Restart? Location of Foul Location of Misconduct Location of Ball (when play is stopped) - Goal area is an exception

Make the Call Decide on the Action you will take based on the Call Decide on the Restart based on the Call and the Action Decide on the Location based on the Call, Action, and Restart

If Play is already stopped for Any reason… NOTHING THAT HAPPENS CAN BE A FOUL NOTHING THAT HAPPENS CAN AFFECT THE RESTART

If your Call is a Foul You cannot wait for a natural stoppage You must stop play or apply advantage

If your Call involves a Caution or a Sending-Off… You can apply advantage… After which you CAN either stop play or wait for a natural stoppage

If your Call is a Foul and Misconduct… Your action is determined by the foul You can stop play or apply advantage and wait for a natural stoppage

The ONLY time you must decide on a Restart is WHEN YOU STOP PLAY! A foul can NEVER happen when play is already stopped; there can only be Misconduct

The Restart is ALREADY DETERMINED! (by whatever caused the stoppage) If you wait for a natural stoppage or if misconduct occurs while play is stopped… The Restart is ALREADY DETERMINED! (by whatever caused the stoppage)

The Restart is ALWAYS INDIRECT FREE KICK If you stop play SOLELY to deal with misconduct committed by a player ON the field of play… The Restart is ALWAYS INDIRECT FREE KICK

The Restart is ALWAYS A DROPPED BALL If you stop play SOLELY to deal with misconduct committed OFF the field of play The Restart is ALWAYS A DROPPED BALL

The Restart is ALWAYS A INDIRECT FREE KICK If you stop play SOLELY to deal with misconduct committed on the field of play involving substitutes The Restart is ALWAYS A INDIRECT FREE KICK

LOCATION OF RESTARTS Location of ball for: Penalty Kick Goal Kick Corner Kick Kick Off Throw In is ALWAYS set by the Law and is not changed

Location is where the Foul or Misconduct occurred LOCATION OF RESTARTS If you stop play SOLELY for Foul or Misconduct on the field committed by a player… Location is where the Foul or Misconduct occurred

Location is where the ball was when play was stopped LOCATION OF RESTARTS If you stop play SOLELY for Misconduct off the field and/or committed by a non-player… Location is where the ball was when play was stopped

LOCATION OF RESTARTS Direct Free Kick, Indirect Free Kick, and Drop Ball Restarts inside the Goal Area are located differently If awarded to the defending team: DFK and IFK are located anywhere in the goal area If awarded to the attacking team: IFK located at the TOP of the goal area Dropped Ball always located at the TOP of the goal area

Remember the Four Decisions What is the Call? What is the Action? What is the Restart? Where is the Restart?